Spain seizes Angola-bound arms

Officials in Spain say they have seized more than six-hundred tonnes of arms aboard a ship bound for Angola.

The arms and explosives which included grenade launchers, mortar shells and night-vision equipment were aboard a Georgian-registered ship, Anastasia, which was impounded in the Canary islands on Saturday.

The crew is being held on board while investigations continue.

Correspondents say Angola is considered a sensitive destination for arms as the UNITA rebel group which has been fighting Angolan government troops for decades, is under United Nations arms embargo.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service